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Record Streak Ends

Updated July 9, 1998 12:40 p.m. ET

PARIS -- After rallying much of the session, stocks ended lower Thursday, pushed down by a dull opening on Wall Street and losses on other European bourses.

The CAC-40 index of most actively traded French stocks fell 20.73 points to close at 4319.18. France's benchmark stock index was 44% higher than it was at the beginning of the year. Volume was average at 13 billion francs worth of shares traded. Of the total shares traded, 763...